Update 8/25/2014: It's been 9 years since I started HousingTracker as a personal project to try to gain insight into rapidly changing home prices during the housing bubble. There wasn't nearly as much data available then as there is now, and I was happy to make a very small contribution towards improving that situation. In 2014 there is a lot more data available and most of that data is better than what I can provide — especially considering recent challenges of maintaining data quality. As such, I've decided to end the HousingTracker project.

National Home Asking Prices and Inventory

As of August 11 2014 there were about 853,511 single family and condo homes listed for sale in the 54 metro areas we track.1 The median asking price of these homes was estimated to be $278,137.2 Since this time last year, the inventory of homes for sale has increased by 13.3% and the median price has increased by 9.0%.

August 11, 2014

Month/Month

Year/Year

Median Asking Price

$278,136

-0.5%

+9.0%

Home Listings/Inventory

853,511

+0.2%

+13.3%

Recent National Asking Price and Inventory History

Date

Single Family & Condo
Inventory

25th Percentile
Asking Price

Median
Asking Price

75th Percentile
Asking Price

08/11/2014

853,511

$178,676

$278,136

$445,100

08/04/2014

849,187

$178,922

$278,854

$446,645

07/28/2014

866,537

$178,350

$278,181

$445,736

07/21/2014

868,145

$178,276

$278,200

$446,271

National Asking Price History

The median asking price for homes in the US peaked in June 2006 at $319,459 and is now $40,963 (12.8%) lower. From a low of $211,845 in January 2011, the median asking price in the US has increased by $66,652 (31.5%).

25th, Median (50th) and 75th Percentile Asking Prices for US Homes

National Housing Inventory History

Housing inventory for all metro areas tracked, which is typically highest in the spring/summer and lowest in the fall/winter, peaked at 1,560,162 in October 2007. The lowest housing inventory level seen was 648,938 in January 2013.

National Housing Inventory

National Asking Price and Inventory History

Date

Single Family & Condo
Inventory

25th Percentile
Asking Price

Median
Asking Price

75th Percentile
Asking Price

August 2014

851,363

$178,801

$278,496

$445,876

July 2014

857,160

$178,682

$278,917

$447,726

June 2014

833,162

$179,100

$281,218

$453,477

May 2014

793,750

$176,683

$278,556

$451,968

April 2014

757,249

$171,643

$271,249

$442,207

March 2014

716,082

$164,639

$261,564

$427,838

February 2014

688,260

$159,491

$253,471

$413,864

January 2014

662,571

$156,007

$248,374

$405,619

December 2013

702,490

$157,345

$250,151

$409,959

November 2013

755,055

$162,147

$256,156

$418,044

October 2013

772,506

$163,526

$258,945

$422,299

September 2013

770,863

$163,388

$259,269

$422,912

August 2013

762,832

$161,602

$256,694

$422,442

July 2013

748,807

$159,593

$255,905

$428,294

June 2013

739,080

$156,576

$253,603

$428,713

May 2013

733,030

$154,338

$250,729

$425,868

April 2013

699,584

$149,095

$243,450

$411,961

March 2013

672,699

$144,599

$236,217

$402,408

February 2013

656,018

$139,864

$228,634

$389,903

January 2013

648,938

$137,489

$223,830

$378,509

December 2012

688,259

$138,830

$225,045

$380,464

November 2012

739,861

$143,051

$230,401

$388,267

October 2012

778,551

$145,182

$233,139

$392,649

September 2012

800,056

$145,887

$233,738

$391,906

August 2012

825,270

$146,055

$234,182

$391,669

July 2012

845,522

$147,219

$235,810

$396,726

June 2012

869,203

$147,365

$236,066

$398,702

May 2012

880,816

$146,438

$234,856

$396,345

April 2012

874,547

$144,672

$231,200

$390,446

March 2012

865,922

$141,715

$225,880

$381,167

February 2012

855,637

$139,331

$221,391

$371,090

January 2012

853,607

$137,335

$217,949

$362,360

December 2011

907,589

$138,904

$220,231

$365,380

November 2011

960,103

$142,909

$224,731

$373,118

October 2011

1,000,156

$145,182

$227,874

$376,349

September 2011

1,030,515

$145,760

$228,671

$376,402

August 2011

1,073,051

$146,850

$229,260

$378,056

July 2011

1,101,233

$146,613

$230,223

$380,640

June 2011

1,114,189

$147,892

$231,233

$382,130

May 2011

1,111,996

$146,174

$228,548

$378,124

April 2011

1,095,213

$142,801

$222,526

$367,296

March 2011

1,093,848

$139,565

$217,896

$358,546

February 2011

1,074,991

$136,731

$212,698

$349,680

January 2011

1,028,026

$137,179

$211,844

$345,620

December 2010

1,101,044

$141,553

$217,911

$354,752

November 2010

1,155,180

$147,083

$226,256

$367,631

October 2010

1,200,185

$150,496

$229,980

$374,459

September 2010

1,237,666

$152,025

$232,710

$379,056

August 2010

1,249,021

$153,902

$235,803

$384,458

July 2010

1,238,575

$156,345

$240,408

$392,528

June 2010

1,217,277

$157,568

$242,176

$397,281

May 2010

1,192,694

$157,800

$241,983

$397,660

April 2010

1,194,180

$156,218

$238,755

$388,724

March 2010

1,128,074

$153,490

$235,059

$384,742

February 2010

1,070,869

$150,787

$232,096

$382,085

January 2010

1,026,371

$149,869

$231,914

$384,992

December 2009

1,061,619

$152,558

$236,242

$393,319

November 2009

1,105,599

$156,691

$242,556

$402,293

October 2009

1,136,290

$159,814

$247,253

$410,766

September 2009

1,164,673

$161,132

$249,172

$414,273

August 2009

1,188,877

$162,223

$251,248

$418,704

July 2009

1,201,833

$163,538

$253,223

$422,566

June 2009

1,223,846

$164,695

$255,146

$425,591

May 2009

1,238,532

$164,908

$254,856

$424,425

April 2009

1,252,803

$163,270

$251,279

$417,999

March 2009

1,249,119

$162,154

$247,524

$410,087

February 2009

1,232,656

$160,852

$244,802

$402,274

January 2009

1,257,929

$162,884

$246,271

$402,229

December 2008

1,317,465

$166,418

$250,348

$406,640

November 2008

1,387,128

$170,090

$254,668

$411,257

October 2008

1,425,637

$173,818

$259,025

$415,987

September 2008

1,458,579

$177,257

$262,607

$418,717

August 2008

1,494,875

$180,199

$265,796

$421,553

July 2008

1,506,686

$183,945

$269,780

$426,693

June 2008

1,512,666

$188,178

$274,467

$431,794

May 2008

1,504,664

$191,240

$277,394

$433,337

April 2008

1,479,377

$193,221

$277,942

$432,057

March 2008

1,446,468

$193,646

$277,895

$428,554

February 2008

1,418,975

$195,544

$278,127

$425,752

January 2008

1,383,226

$196,878

$278,293

$423,086

December 2007

1,460,813

$201,638

$282,640

$427,817

November 2007

1,531,810

$207,310

$288,568

$434,552

October 2007

1,560,162

$211,049

$292,237

$438,276

September 2007

1,560,120

$214,081

$295,305

$439,871

August 2007

1,549,196

$215,658

$297,370

$442,271

July 2007

1,535,707

$218,608

$301,144

$447,596

June 2007

1,515,537

$221,228

$304,151

$453,091

May 2007

1,464,020

$221,305

$305,260

$454,706

April 2007

1,384,770

$220,478

$303,968

$454,173

March 2007

1,293,257

$219,250

$302,918

$453,515

February 2007

1,244,533

$218,329

$301,548

$451,036

January 2007

1,200,236

$218,006

$300,730

$448,648

December 2006

1,274,162

$222,062

$304,415

$452,922

November 2006

1,339,078

$225,865

$308,803

$457,522

October 2006

1,372,185

$229,649

$313,056

$462,364

September 2006

1,355,552

$231,490

$314,954

$463,942

August 2006

1,344,466

$232,572

$316,253

$466,039

July 2006

1,319,035

$233,724

$318,481

$468,886

June 2006

1,273,154

$233,965

$319,459

$470,661

May 2006

1,194,493

$231,725

$316,484

$468,387

April 2006

1,114,352

$228,195

$312,267

$463,643

1. The inventory figure listed here is not the true total inventory of all homes and condos for sale in the US. Instead it is simply the sum of all homes and condos tracked by the HousingTracker weekly survey. As such, it's certain to underestimate the actual number of homes for sale at any given time. Having said that, we expect it will be a reasonable indicator of the trend in home listings in time. ↩

2. Asking prices are estimated by taking an inventory weighted average of the median prices in the 54 cities tracked by HousingTracker's weekly metro survey. ↩

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